"Lovely One" is a funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

 single released by American

United States

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 family group The Jacksons

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...

 on April 26, 1980.

Released as the first single off the brothers' Triumph

Triumph (The Jacksons album)

Triumph was the thirteenth album by The Jacksons, released in 1980 on Epic Records.-Reception:It was certified platinum in the U.S. and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200. The Triumph album sold three million copies in its original run...

, It followed the hit "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

"Shake Your Body ", released December 9, 1978, is a hit single recorded by The Jacksons for the CBS/Epic Records album Destiny and peaked in the Spring of 1979....

". As it would have it, the song nearly matched the success of the previous song, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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, number two on the Black Singles chart

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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  and along with the tracks "Can You Feel It

Can You Feel It

"Can You Feel It" is a recording by funk and soul group The Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released on September 22, 1980 as the first track on their album Triumph....

" and "Walk Right Now

Walk Right Now

"Walk Right Now" is a 1981 song written, produced and performed by The Jacksons and issued as the fourth and final single from the group's popular album, Triumph....

", "Lovely One" hit number one on the dance charts for one week.

Credits

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Randy Jackson
• Produced by The Jacksons
• Arrangement by Michael Jackson and Tom Tom 84
• Lead vocals by Michael Jackson
• Background vocals by The Jacksons: Jackie Jackson
  Jackie Jackson
  Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson is an American singer and musician, a member of The Jackson 5, and the second child in the Jackson family.-Life and career:...
  
  , Tito Jackson
  Tito Jackson
  Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson is an American singer and lead guitarist and original member of The Jackson 5. He is the older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.-Early life and rise to stardom:...
  
  , Randy Jackson and Marlon Jackson
  Marlon Jackson
  Marlon David Jackson is an American entertainer singer, dancer, former member of The Jackson 5, and elder brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Instrumentation:
  • Keyboards: Greg Phillinganes
  • Guitars: Tito Jackson, David Williams, Mike Sembello
  • Bass: Nathan Watts
  • Drums: Ollie E. Brown
    Ollie E. Brown
    Ollie E. Brown is an American drummer, percussionist and record producer. A prolific session musician, Brown has performed on over a hundred albums in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Brown was also half of the American dance-pop duo Ollie & Jerry, which had a Top 10 hit with "Breakin'.....
    
    
  • Percussion: Paulinho da Costa